The new logic of rural welfare: Why VB-G RAM G makes sense for a $4 trillion economy

Driving the newsThe MGNREGA - a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households - ...

VB-G-RAM-G Vs MGNREGA – Hard Facts

The author argues that VB-G-RAM-G strengthens, not scraps, MGNREGA by expanding job guarantees, curbing leakages, creating ...
Opinion

Why VB- G RAM G represents a superior version of India’s workfare program

Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
The Hill

Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved late Monday to make it easier for immigration officers to deny green cards to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. The latest ...
New Scientist

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

As the AI industry rapidly expands, questions about the environmental impact of data centres are coming to the forefront – and a new forecast warns the industry is unlikely to meet net zero targets by ...
Purdue University

Pharmacy Technician Training Program

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CNN

Exhausted? The reason may be how you’re using technology

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...
National Geographic news

Here's the real reason the U.S. doesn't use the metric system

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...
Futurism

What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

AI has taken the programming world by storm, with a flurry of speculation about the tech replacing human coders, and Google’s CEO recently claiming that 25 percent of the company’s code is now ...
Newsweek

More Seniors Are Using Drugs—Here’s Why It Matters | Opinion

For decades, Americans worried about their kids getting high. Now, alarming new data suggest they should be just as worried about their parents and grandparents—and demanding that their legislators ...